Recently relegated have appointed ex-West Ham assistant manager, Neil McDonald. McDonald has been part of the backroom staff for West Ham for the past four years under Sam Allardyce.
The ex-Newcastle United right back succeeds Lee Clark, who resigned in the wake of Blackpool's abysmal Championship season, which saw them relegated with 26 points from 46 games.
"It's going to be hard work, of course, but it is great to be here," the 49-year-old told the Seasiders website.
"I've got to try and put my stamp on the football club and get it back to where it was. I've got to try and stabilise it first of all after what happened last year with relegation and change people's minds to try and get the confidence back and push the club on to pastures new."
McDonald has only managed one full season as a manager at Carlisle United. United finished the season in 8th place, Carlisle's highest league placing in 20 years. His only other experience as a manager came in a 5-week stint in Sweden for Östersunds FK.
McDonald becomes Blackpool's third manager in the past year. It will come as a welcome distraction for Karl Oyston after protests against the ownership at the final league game of the season against Huddersfield which was abandoned following a pitch invasion during the second half.
Blackpool’s head of youth coaching Richie Kyle has been promoted to the role of first-team coach while Paul Stephenson and Paul Crichton have left the back-room team.
